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In December 2001, Afghan delegates convened in Bonn, Germany, by the United Nations selected Hamid Karzai to serve as head of an interim national government, marking the beginning of post-Taliban governance.

Nine years later, in late 2010, secret negotiations began between a Taliban representative and some U.S. officials.

In mid-2018, President Trump was reportedly frustrated with the lack of military progress against the Taliban, and he ordered formal and direct U.S.-Taliban talks without Afghan government participation.

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I dispute that anything other than the first couple of days (of the #AfghanistanWithdrawal) were "chaotic".

Considering the decision to withdraw was made by T**** AFTER he lost the election, and refused to admit the Biden Transition Team in to prepare for that withdrawal, it is not surprising the process was "chaotic" those first few days, but they did an amazing job of getting it under control soon after.